diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/k10temp.c b/drivers/hwmon/k10temp.c
index 30303632fbb738a5b90607a5c0e1fe829a04e4cc..051a72eecb2455794d51becf66ea66348e6f17c9 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/k10temp.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/k10temp.c
@@ -129,7 +129,10 @@ static ssize_t temp1_input_show(struct device *dev,
 
 	data->read_tempreg(data->pdev, &regval);
 	temp = (regval >> 21) * 125;
-	temp -= data->temp_offset;
+	if (temp > data->temp_offset)
+		temp -= data->temp_offset;
+	else
+		temp = 0;
 
 	return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", temp);
 }